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Australia plans new AI rules to manage data centres, energy use and creative rights
SYDNEY, July 15 — Australia will enact laws to regulate how artificial intelligence data centres use power and water, and to protect creative copyright, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said […]
ICE halts traffic stop arrests following fatal shootings as scrutiny over immigration raids grows
WASHINGTON, July 15 — US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has suspended the use of traffic stops to detain immigrants after two fatal shootings by ICE agents, according to media […]
China accused of holding US nuclear test expert as Washington demands scientist’s release
WASHINGTON, July 15 — An American seismologist has been detained in China on espionage charges since 2024, his family revealed yesterday, saying US President Donald Trump’s direct appeal for […]
UK to impose overnight social media curfew for teenagers aged 16 and 17 in latest online crackdown
LONDON, July 15 — The UK government said yesterday it will introduce an overnight social media curfew for children aged 16 and 17, after Prime Minister Keir Starmer last month […]
US launches fourth day of strikes on Iran, warns Tehran of wider assault if talks fail
TEHRAN, July 15 — US forces carried out strikes against Iran for a fourth day in a row yesterday and reimposed a naval blockade to prevent ships from sailing to or […]
A new chapter for Gibraltar from today as decades-old border barriers fall
MADRID, July 15 — Thousands of workers crossing daily between Spain and Gibraltar will enter a new era of easier travel today, as border checks that have long been a […]
Nigerian jihadists ‘institutionalise’ AI use for battlefield tactics, study finds
ABUJA, July 15 — Nigerian jihadists have “institutionalised” the use of AI, using it for everything from battlefield strategy to bombmaking, according to a new study, in a push for […]
Amid rubble and despair, one man’s desperate hunt for his family
CARABALLEDA, July 14 — Ten days after Venezuela’s twin earthquakes reduced his high-rise apartment building to rubble, Miguel Baez gave up hope of finding his mother, brother and niece alive. […]
From private messages to public threats: How Australia’s young men are being trapped online
SYDNEY, July 14 — Young men and boys are being targeted for sexual extortion on social media platforms, Australia’s online watchdog said today, finding “significant gaps” in how tech […]
Spanish court bars PM Sanchez’s brother from public office for nine years
MADRID, July 14 — A Spanish court today banned the brother of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez from holding public office for nine years after convicting him of helping secure […]